Stewart Hinley

@BrittonatMarske @fosterian1971 @teesbirds1 @DurhamBirdClub I remember the review of Bean Geese and it was very strict on only accepting Taigas that were extremely well documented. Whilst this is scientifically justified I guess, it means, IMHO, many Taigas will have been lost. I remember seeing 4 on Scaling which were classic.

@fosterian1971 @teesbirds1 @DurhamBirdClub John’s book was an amazing pen to paper achievement (no typewriter) but missed many Cleveland birds, a victim of political boundary changes. Had we been Yorkshire he would have done better. Even Barnard Castle used to be in Yorkshire! A copy of his book is in Marske Library

These birds reminded me of the last Taiga Bean Geese we had in Cleveland, back in the winter of 2018/19. A group of six birds on Seaton Common. If we ever get any more, I am sure they will be very popular! @teesbirds1 @DurhamBirdClub

Wood Sandpiper from Saltholme recently , giving great Views . @teesbirds1 @clevelandbirds @DurhamBirdClub @YWT_North @YorksWildlife @NTBirdClub @wildlifemag01 @YorkBirding @waderquest #Nikon @Waderworld1 @birds @TheSeabirdGroup @BirdWatchingMag

@fosterian1971 @teesbirds1 Still like hen’s teeth in R&C

@HinleyStew @teesbirds1 Sounds good enough for me Stew! Surprised it’s taken this long with the numbers we get these days. Still a bit of a shock to look up and see them approach mind! 👍🏼

Eight Spoonbills have just flown North over the River Tees by the Transporter! Presumably the Calor Gas Birds doing a fly about? Not sure but could Be the first record for Middlesbrough? @teesbirds1

So, all the very best for 2025 to my friends here on X. I'm migrating to the other side after today, so this will be my last post on here. If you wish more of my ramblings and photographs, please follow me at stewhinley.bsky.social.

At the same time, taxonomy changes took more away than i saw, finishing the year further away from my dream of 900 species in the WP than when it started😡But 2025 is almost here and we'll go again! A new knee and another year closer to retirement both help!

Well 2024 reaches it's end... my first of two NY celebrations, at 9 pm (Partner from St. Petersburg) is almost here. A new personal best local year list and adding Pale-legged Leaf Warbler to my WP list the highlights but the only other WP tick was a silly Cat C...

@LewisStuff @Khalebyordan @BirdtourAsia Stunner!!

Lompobattang Flycatcher - 2 birds of this very local species photographed this morning between 1800-1900m in Southern Sulawesi. My last Ficedula flycatcher - under current taxonomy! @Khalebyordan @BirdtourAsia

@AlanLadd18 @teesbirds1 Where was the fiercest please?

Firecrest, muntjac, lapwing, nuthatch @teesbirds1

@PAABaxter Hi Paul. I’ve reached out to a good friend from the south of France. I’ll let you know if he gives me anything useful

Any of my friends recently seen Wallcreeper in the south of France? We're going in the New Year and will be visiting the famous site of Les Baux to hopefully put this bogey bird to rest, but wondered if anyone had enjoyed success elsewhere - the more sites the better, thanks

@sidwemn Nice one Martyn. Much as almost everyone thought in the field 👍

Confirmation received that dna shows that the Marske Stonechat dna shows a "100% match to Siberian Stonechat S. maurus, and excludes rubicola and stejnegeri, which are both genetically v different".

@damian_money @teesbirds1 @nybirdnews Madness 😊

The Egyptian Geese flock from my garden in Skelton this morning @teesbirds1 @nybirdnews

@sidwemn Would look better on Scaling Dam 😉

Red-crested Pochard, Ropner Park, Stockton today. Unringed, fully winged and extremely wary. I was lucky to get these record shots 😉

The Slav Grebe in R&C this morning was my 214th species in the borough this year. A new pb and just 4 short of the overall record. With two months left, here’s hoping. Thanks, as always to the finders @Macrodactyla @MikeSmallthatsa @teesbirds1 @nybirdnews

Recent Barn Owl fly-by... @nybirdnews @WhitbyNats

And another of this aft's Yellow-browed... @teesbirds1 @nybirdnews

A couple of Y-b Warblers at Hummersea this aft, including this showy individual, in pre-assassination mode. YBW 1-0 Insect sp. @teesbirds1 @nybirdnews @BirdGuides

@sherburnsi @teesbirds1 @teeswildlife @DurhamBirdClub @Natures_Voice @NatureUK @WildlifeMag @BBCSpringwatch @NTBirdClub @CanonUKandIE Superb!

Hobby the other week. @teesbirds1 @teeswildlife @DurhamBirdClub @Natures_Voice @NatureUK @WildlifeMag @BBCSpringwatch @NTBirdClub @CanonUKandIE #naturephotographyday #birds #wildlifephotography

@pablohugelist @teesbirds1 @teeswildlife Redcar & Cleveland’s full of Red-legs Paul. They’re very hard north of the river. Perverse isn’t it? Some translocation swapping would work 😂

@HinleyStew @teesbirds1 @teeswildlife That’s sad isn’t it that a Grey Partridge could be so hard to see

Got my passport stamped today to go to the dark side... Worth it to see this strange beast... hen's teeth south of the river 🙂 @teesbirds1 @teeswildlife